Cadenas QSR/Restaurantes

A Wendy’s franchisee has opened what could be a new prototype for the chain, with such features as a branded coffee bar, flat-screen televisions, free Wi-Fi access and flowers on the tables, according to the owner of the unit. The Starkville restaurant...

Four Queens restaurants were recently slapped with fines for trans fat violations during routine inspections, placing them among the first establishments to be punished under new laws that require city eateries to switch to alternative oils, margarin...

A major franchisee has filed a lawsuit against Wendy’s International, alleging the company inflated a product’s cost and then improperly used the proceeds to support a national advertising campaign. DavCo Restaurants Inc., a Maryland company that own...

Gracias a una oferta más variada, una mejor estrategia y una administración más diestra, los negocios de la cadena de restaurantes se están reponiendo en los EEUU. Hasta no hace mucho, la cadena de restaurantes de comida rápida McDonald's lucía co...

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have required some chain restaurants in California to post nutritional information on their menus and menu boards, calling it “impractical” as currently written. But the California Restaurant Asso...

McDonald's Corp.'s hot streak keeps on going. The world's largest fast-food chain said Friday its third-quarter profits will top Wall Street's estimates following another month of strong sales. Global sales from its restaurants open more than a year ro...

El operador de restaurantes Yum Brands Inc. reportó el lunes una ganancia trimestral mayor a la que esperaba el mercado, y amplió sus perspectivas para todo el año, lo que impulsó un aumento de más del 4 por ciento de sus acciones en las operaciones e...

The restaurant conglomerate is set to release its third quarter earnings report Monday afternoon, and the company's stock is climbing on anticipated good news. Yum! Brands is up 4.4%, or $1.51, to $35.83 in midday trading.

A US jury awarded 6.1 million dollars Friday to a McDonald's employee who was strip searched in a hoax that had been played on dozens of fast food restaurants across the country, local media reported. Louise Ogborn, who was 18 at the time of the strip...

Burger King Corp. on Friday said it signed a licensing agreement with Seattle-based Mobliss Inc to create downloadable mobile phones games featuring Burger King branded product.

Same-store sales at Wendy's International Inc. have increased again, but the company's third-quarter results show a drastic slowdown in growth after a first-quarter jump-start. The Dublin-based fast-food chain said sales at company-owned U.S. restaur...

An investment group that includes a company led by former CKE Restaurants chairman and chief executive William Foley has emerged as a third potential bidder for Wendy’s International Inc. Fidelity National Financial, a title insurance and investment co...

McDonald's Corp. shares dipped lower Thursday after Moody's Investors Service downgraded its ratings, citing the fast-food chain's adoption of a more aggressive financial strategy. Shares fell 24 cents to $54.56 in Thursday trading.

Moody's Investors Service said it cut McDonald's senior unsecured notes and debt ratings to 'A3' from 'A2', citing higher debt levels which will be required to support the fast food giant's shareholder initiatives.

Arby's Restaurant Group Inc. has inked development deals to open 35 new Arby's restaurants across the nation. The Atlanta-based franchiser of the Arby's restaurant system said the agreements include four new and 13 existing franchisees to develop Ar...

The owner of 134 Wendy's restaurants wants to make a bid for the third-largest hamburger chain with the help of two private-equity firms. David Karam, president of Cedar Enterprises, told The Columbus Dispatch for a story Wednesday that he and his par...

It wasn't so long ago that the McDonald's fast-food empire looked as stale as a burger left under a heat lamp too long. Sales were decreasing, new products weren't catching on and McDonald's Corp. was vilified by consumer activists, nutritionists and o...

Las personas que optan por comer en un restaurante "saludable"suelen consumir más calorías de las que ingerirían si concurren a un lugar de comida rápida sin proclamas de salud, indicó un estudio. Investigadores hallaron que las personas sub...